Recipe of the day: How to prepare Onunu meal from Rivers state

Onunu is a traditional delicacy from the Ijaw and Kalabari people of Rivers state usually served with a sauce.

Onunu and goat meat peppersoup [Kamdora]

Ingredients

1 small yam sliced

1 very ripe plantain

2 tbsp palm oil

1/4 tsp salt

Cooking time

30 minutes

Recipe category

Main meal

Recipe cuisine

Local

Cooking method

Boiling

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Instructions

In a pot, put your washed yams to boil. Halfway to boil, add the chopped plantains with their back.

When both yams and plantains had boiled till soft, drain.

Pound yams in a mortar till pulpy then add the plantains. Pound till soft. Make sure they are both still hot, then add the palm oil and salt and mix with the pestle till consistent and colour is yellow. You can use a food processor instead.